Paying for pollution: who should be on the hook for environmental harm Our lives invariably cause a level of pollution: we drive, we use chemicals to clean our clothes and our homes,...
Is Canada ready for the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference? At the 2015 Canadian Association of Environmental Law Societies Conference held at the University of Calgary last week, I presented a brief overview of global, Canadian and provincial developments...
What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware It’s every homeowner’s nightmare: You buy a home, move in, then find out there’s an abandoned gas well beneath, leaking and contaminating your property. Think it can’t happen...
NEB begins cross-country consultation on pipeline safety The National Energy Board (the “NEB”) recently began its public engagement initiative relating to pipeline safety [the information about the cross-country engagement initiative in...
The Regional ‘Plan to Plan’ In September 2014 the Government of Alberta released the first South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP) made under the Alberta Land Stewardship Act(ALSA). On January 17, 2015 I was honored...
did you know that you may need a Water Act approval to start moving earth around your land?...
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency seeks comments on its Cumulative Effects Guideline Following significant changes to the federal environmental assessment regime, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEA Agency) continues to revisit its...
Omnibus budget bills that transformed Canada’s environmental laws visited by the Federal Court The Federal Court issued its decision in Courtoreille v Governor General in Council 2014 FC 1244 on December 19th. In this...
Calmar: What lies beneath? Yesterday the Edmonton Journal ran a piece called “Five years, five homes demolished and gas keeps bubbling from the deep.” It’s a story about any homeowner’s nightmare:...
Is Canada prepared to meet the challenges of the future? In recent months, there have been several interesting environmental law decisions issued by the Federal Court of Canada. In both Greenpeace Canada...
Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions In recent months, there have been several interesting environmental law decisions issued by the Federal Court of Canada. In both Greenpeace Canada...
Update on the MGA Review: Government releases first "What We Heard" document As indicated in previous posts, the Alberta government is currently reviewing the Municipal Government Act (MGA). Given the key role that...